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Brendan "Bugsy" Malone
DIR By: MichaelRef
Date: December 23, 2018, 4:36 pm
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I had the most pleasent afternoon on Saturday sat near Brendan,
as he was the Ref Observer for Argyle vs Accrington. I had a
long chat beforehand about refeering and his disappointment when
he had to retire. He spoke highly of Plymouth and said he always
enjoyed refeering at Home Park, despite admitting the crowd are
quite hostile when they get going. He explained to myself and
others the role of an Observer and showed us how they assess the
officials. He was professional throughout and was very good at
interacting with the banter, when people groaned about the
officials. He admitted afterwards Mr Johnson did well, which was
the consensus around me also. He admitted he was looking forward
to returning later this season, he hoped.
Top Bloke - Wonderful to have a chat with, and was a pleasure to
watch him carry out his duties in a professional but interacting
manner. Well done Mr Malone.
Shame the same cannot be said about Argyle's 2nd Half.
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Re: Brendan "Bugsy" Malone
DIR By: RCG
Date: December 24, 2018, 2:48 am
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Sounds like Bugsy. Life and soul of any dressing room. Always
enjoyed his company (and he takes being teased well)
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Re: Brendan "Bugsy" Malone
DIR By: TheThingFromLewes
Date: December 24, 2018, 3:54 am
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I spoke with Paul Taylor a few years back and he was a very
accommodating person who was a pleasure to talk to. He was a
frequent visitor to the Goldstone ground in my younger days.
There are officials and ex officials whom are gracious and happy
to have a natter.
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Re: Brendan "Bugsy" Malone
DIR By: bmb
Date: December 24, 2018, 10:33 am
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Love Bugsy! One of the nicest people you will meet in football.
The kids in the family stand absolutely loved him and would
chant "Bugsy, Bugsy" at him all game! He'd always come over to
them before the match, speak with them, ask how school was and
stuff like that and the kids would all rush down the front to
speak with him. Never known a ref so popular!! When bmb jr was
younger Bugsy was always on hand to give him advice, just have a
natter or just be a listening ear. I was gutted when he retired
but so pleased he has remained in the game. There's a lot of
youngsters who will benefit along the way.
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